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Supermassive black holes may be formed by collapsing dark matter halos
sciencefocus.com

‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave
theguardian.com

The Darvaza Crater: The USSR’s top-secret desert mystery
bbc.com

The Immune System’s Weirdest Weapon
theatlantic.com

Psychologists Explain Why You Can’t Remember the Movie You Just Watched
discovermagazine.com

When this star blows, its planets will be turned into enormous pinballs
livescience.com

A Ginormous Arc of Galaxies Was Just Detected in The Distant Universe
sciencealert.com

The clever folds that kept letters secret
bbc.com

Survey Shows People No Longer Believe Working Hard Will Lead To A Better Life
insidermag.net

Amazing video shows 10-story high-rise built in a day
newatlas.com

Gary Allen: The killer who nearly got away with murder
bbc.com

Africa’s ancient scripts counter European ideas of literacy
aeon.co

The Anatomical Machines of Naples’ Alchemist Prince
daily.jstor.org

The best places to find extraterrestrial life in our solar system, ranked
technologyreview.com

Ghostly Deep Sea Fish Surprises Scientists Again—It Can Live for 100 Years
gizmodo.com

That Time the United States Almost Made a New Route 66 With Nuclear Bombs
thedrive.com

Giant rhino unearthed in China was one of largest mammals ever to live
newscientist.com

‘My Lab Uses Ultrasound to Stimulate Unconscious Patients’
nautil.us

The Lithium Mine Versus the Wildflower
wired.com

Video: Catching Solar Wind: A Truly Endless Energy Source? [6:44]
youtube.com

The surprising origin of sushi
bbc.com

Photos: The Beauty of Earth From Orbit
theatlantic.com

NASA Might Put a Huge Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon
wired.com • (see also)

Can Science Survive the Death of the Universe?
scientificamerican.com

The Chemical Origins of Life: What Is Life? And Will We Find It on Other Planets?
scitechdaily.com

A Physicist and a YouTuber Made a $10,000 Bet Over the Laws of Physics
vice.com

Mathematicians Prove 2D Version of Quantum Gravity Really Works
quantamagazine.org

Ageing process is unstoppable, finds unprecedented study
theguardian.com

How Blue Animals Color Themselves With Nanostructures
quantamagazine.org

Is the Universe Open-Ended?
nautil.us

Inside the mind of a murderer: the power and limits of forensic psychiatry
theguardian.com

These Brittle Stars Have Thousands of ‘Pig Snouts’ on Each Arm
nytimes.com

Welcome to Nomehenge, Home to Alaska’s Soviet-Era Antennas
atlasobscura.com

The Rise and Fall of an American Tech Giant
theatlantic.com

Video: Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming [18:12]
youtube.com

When Graphs Are a Matter of Life and Death
newyorker.com

Gallery: The Last Images From Doomed Space Probes
gizmodo.com

Antidepressants leaking into waterways could make crayfish bolder
newscientist.com

Video: The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment [17:16]
youtube.com

Smelling in stereo – the real reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues
theconversation.com

Image: A crater in the CO2 ice near the north pole of Mars (from NASA HiRISE)
damninteresting.com

The Mystery of Betelgeuse’s Weird Dimming Is Likely Solved
gizmodo.com

ALMA discovers earliest gigantic black hole storm
eurekalert.org

Decades After Mysteriously Drowning, Pecos Jane Has a Name
texasmonthly.com

Aliens Wouldn’t Need Warp Drives to Take Over an Entire Galaxy, Simulation Suggests
gizmodo.com

Overtime in Vancouver: An oral history of the 2011 Stanley Cup riot
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

Victorian Science’s Great Unsolved Murder Mystery
theatlantic.com

Pacific islanders likely found Antarctica first: study
phys.org

Bridge made of string: Peruvians weave 500-year-old Incan crossing back into place
theguardian.com

Domestic cats fall for the same visual illusions as we do
massivesci.com

How scientists are using cosmic radiation to peek inside the pyramids
sciencefocus.com

How Solid-state Battery Technology Will Change the World
interestingengineering.com

Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy
techxplore.com

A DNA-based storage system with files and metadata
arstechnica.com

Video: The Psychic Spot Disappearance [18:37]
youtube.com

Scientists publish the first 3D map of the heliosphere — the final boundary between our system and interstellar space
zmescience.com

How a publicity stunt created an online social network in the 1980s
sciencefocus.com

Scientists Discover a New Plant Organ
smithsonianmag.com

The Navy’s Railgun Is Finally Dead
popularmechanics.com

Do You Have an Inner Voice? Science Can’t Agree If Everyone Does
discovermagazine.com